Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Abuja, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,276 miles (or 6,881 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kabul International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kabul International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBL | 
| More Information: | KBL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABV / DNAA | 
| Airport Name: | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | 
| Location: | Abuja, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Abuja | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABV | 
| More Information: | ABV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- The airport has been expanded and modernized in the last decade.
- Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- During Hillary Cinton's 2010 visit to Afghanistan
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
- The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway.
- The Abuja Gateway Consortium signed on 13 November 2006 an US$101.1 million contract for the management of the airport over the next 25 years.




